Warm-summer Mediterranean
Minden, Nevada
Douglas County, Nevada · Population 3.3k · 4,754 ft elevation
Living in Minden
Minden has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Minden is an outdoor hub: about 65% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,900 ft around town.
Minden at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 4,754 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,493 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 222th percentile
- Median home value
- $525k83th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,821/mo81th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.676th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 47%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 65%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,937 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 19°F | 1.7″ | 5.6″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 22°F | 1.3″ | 4.1″ | 196 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 27°F | 1.3″ | 3.4″ | 260 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 30°F | 0.5″ | 1.5″ | 299 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 38°F | 0.6″ | 0.1″ | 350 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 44°F | 0.3″ | 0.1″ | 394 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 49°F | 0.3″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 47°F | 0.3″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 40°F | 0.2″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 31°F | 0.6″ | 0.2″ | 287 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 23°F | 0.8″ | 1.6″ | 217 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 19°F | 1.5″ | 5.2″ | 172 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology